Mardi Gras Madness

Skip Sixth Street and celebrate Fat Tuesday with these New Orleans-style feasts around town

By Veronica Meewes

02.12.13 | 11:35 am

Though there is truly no substitute for being in New Orleans for Mardi Gras, Austinites in search of beaded revelry will head downtown for some local debauchery this Tuesday night. But braving Sixt ...

Bon Temps

Celebrate Mardi Gras in style in Austin without losing too much dignity

By Ryan Lakich

02.10.13 | 1:13 pm

Though Austin may be the party capital of Texas, it doesn’t quite reach the level of extravagance and joie de vivre found at a typical Fat Tuesday celebration on Bourbon Street. But just ...

social calendar

Top 10 things to do in February: Roasted swamp rat, Austin Flea and a WWII-Themed dinner

By Shannon McGarvey

02.06.13 | 2:30 pm

February, for better or for worse, traditionally belongs to the chocolatier and his heart-shaped kingdom of dipped fruits, mystery nougat and caramel turtles. Beyond Valentine’s Day ...

12th Night Parade and Masquerade Ball

01.05.13

The twelfth night after Christmas marks the final day of the mid-winter holidays, and the beginning of Carnival season that culminates on Mardi Gras day (February 12). In New Orleans, Twelfth Night

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Weekday Warrior: Activities for Fat Tuesday and the rest of the M-F

By Mikela Floyd

02.20.12 | 1:30 pm

February is more than halfway through, and you know what that means: less than a month remains before the bicoastal (and transcontinental) throngs descend on our fair city. So what can you do to ch ...

A monumental public outing

Gabrielle Giffords front and center at Tilman Fertitta's Mardi Gras gala, wows in white shawl

By Shelby Hodge

02.18.12 | 6:00 pm

GALVESTON —The rumors had been swirling for two days  — former Arizona congresswoman  Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, retired NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, would attend Tilma ...

Weekend Roundup

You can keep your top on AND still have fun this Mardi Gras weekend!

By Michael Graupmann

02.17.12 | 3:30 pm

Well, Tuesday's the big day for those looking for the next holiday to justify their over-indulgence and public indecency. For some of us, Mardi Gras means bright lights, beads and blacking out. ...

Mike Dillon Band

Swan Dive

02.16.12

Come check this crazy Mardi Gras bill out with some of the industry's most talented contributors. Mike Dillon is active with Galactic, Ani DiFranco, Garage A Trois, Critters Buggin, Les Cla

aftershocks

What's gay on reality TV? From Real Housewives' pocket gays to A-List duds, it's a sad affair

By Joseph Campana, Theodore Bale

10.03.11 | 4:00 pm

What’s gay on reality TV? Here at Aftershocks, we’ve been watching a range of recent shows and scratching our heads while trying to offer preliminary answers to that question. It se ...